Jimmy

Last seen for girls in 2002 at #15,432 · #846 for boys in 2025, 291 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1944 · 6,320 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
45 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
288,737
since 1883

Jimmy over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #41, 1944boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#846291
2024#848286
2023#820299
2022#777325
2021#756335
2020#727340
2019#673385
2018#654392
2017#593460
2016#555517
2015#575488
2014#522536
2013#480574
2012#462589
2011#418667
2010#373772
2009#368824
2008#355882
2007#332961
2006#324988
2005#3031,086
2004#2801,134
2003#2771,126
2002#15,4325#2661,170
2001#2771,106
2000#15,0315#2721,189
1999#2721,097
1998#11,1387#2651,088
1997#13,7245#2441,228
1996#13,5185#2231,361
1995#2191,355
1994#8,12210#2101,374
1993#8,7199#1991,528
1992#9,4918#2001,555
1991#11,5096#1831,732
1990#5,28617#1721,788
1989#5,54515#1751,745
1988#4,65318#1611,731
1987#4,85716#1551,810
1986#3,55424#1501,820
1985#3,98320#1491,867
1984#3,61322#1342,069
1983#3,80620#1262,089
1982#4,16718#1322,090
1981#3,73921#1292,096
1980#4,74315#1262,205
1979#3,14726#1232,232
1978#3,09825#1182,168
1977#3,26723#982,637
1976#2,54631#1012,495
1975#3,15522#1112,357
1974#2,75726#992,568
1973#3,01522#952,735
1972#2,82024#972,932
1971#2,29634#933,315
1970#2,24035#863,660
1969#2,29631#793,757
1968#2,09133#763,814
1967#1,82141#744,021
1966#2,58622#774,238
1965#2,46424#814,529
1964#2,04034#784,913
1963#2,36426#785,043
1962#1,75742#755,518
1961#1,89337#715,749
1960#2,01332#695,817
1959#1,76539#695,830
1958#1,93932#735,618
1957#1,68141#775,667
1956#1,79635#785,345
1955#1,64139#785,036
1954#1,98728#745,327
1953#1,78331#725,310
1952#1,71333#725,311
1951#1,70132#625,687
1950#1,57635#555,761
1949#1,60334#536,417
1948#1,64832#506,927
1947#1,19357#447,881
1946#1,61730#427,128
1945#1,31237#416,159
1944#1,20543#416,320
1943#1,30539#426,444
1942#1,43832#475,949
1941#1,38431#455,336
1940#1,34731#444,962
1939#1,47426#434,753
1938#1,26833#454,730
1937#1,16038#454,517
1936#1,26732#464,214
1935#1,19735#474,171
1934#1,07942#563,696
1933#1,19735#642,932
1932#97952#762,461
1931#1,33630#892,126
1930#1,40330#1021,799
1929#1,59824#1151,489
1928#1,39431#1381,226
1927#1,61926#158993
1926#1,54128#166882
1925#1,46631#197708
1924#1,81123#250529
1923#2,46514#268439
1922#2,95811#288381
1921#4,4646#297361
1920#2,59013#325324
1919#2,26415#374239
1918#1,96319#415198
1917#3,3448#426177
1916#2,24614#431172
1915#2,52611#472136
1914#2,6388#478103
1913#1,88311#44294
1912#43979
1911#2,4635#43245
1910#35951
1909#37840
1908#41333
1907#42929
1906#31643
1905#43025
1904#39028
1903#38126
1902#50718
1901#45318
1900#33042
1899#52114
1898#50517
1897#68110
1896#55114
1895#60912
1894#52115
1893#7059
1892#7489
1891#52412
1890#60311
1889#9745
1888#1,0315
1887
1886
1885
1884#7647
1883#7207
1882
1881
1880
First appearance
1883

The first year at least five boys were named Jimmy! It came in at #720, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Jimmy is popular in 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedNHWashington: #236 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,100 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #212 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,841 boysMNIllinois: #138 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 940 boysILWisconsin: #184 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,879 boysWIMichigan: #206 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,788 boysMINew York: #150 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 1,051 boysNYMassachusetts: #192 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,275 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedRIOregon: #230 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,043 boysORNevada: #158 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 964 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedSDIowa: #226 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,556 boysIAIndiana: #181 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,723 boysINOhio: #186 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,653 boysOHPennsylvania: #280 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,484 boysPANew Jersey: #181 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,415 boysNJConnecticut: #151 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,241 boysCTCalifornia: #134 for boys · 312 births · 1 in 663 boysCAUtah: #281 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,602 boysUTColorado: #181 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,255 boysCONebraska: #235 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,402 boysNEMissouri: #129 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 943 boysMOKentucky: #84 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 457 boysKYWest Virginia: #87 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 477 boysWVVirginia: #127 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 853 boysVAMaryland: #225 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,731 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedDEArizona: #152 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 880 boysAZNew Mexico: #133 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 649 boysNMKansas: #212 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,775 boysKSArkansas: #58 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 253 boysARTennessee: #72 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 408 boysTNNorth Carolina: #81 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 475 boysNCSouth Carolina: #105 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 561 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #216 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,258 boysDCOklahoma: #86 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 417 boysOKLouisiana: #116 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 573 boysLAMississippi: #67 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 313 boysMSAlabama: #80 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 426 boysALGeorgia: #72 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 371 boysGAHawaii: #238 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,215 boysHITexas: #90 for boys · 324 births · 1 in 439 boysTXFlorida: #114 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 668 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#58 · 1 in 253
  2. Mississippi#67 · 1 in 313
  3. Georgia#72 · 1 in 371
  4. Tennessee#72 · 1 in 408
  5. Alabama#80 · 1 in 426

Best ever in a state: #9 in Arkansas, 1941.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#58601 in 253
Mississippi#67581 in 313
Georgia#721091 in 371
Tennessee#72781 in 408
Alabama#80601 in 426
North Carolina#81801 in 475
Kentucky#84561 in 457
Oklahoma#86601 in 417
West Virginia#87261 in 477
Texas#903241 in 439
South Carolina#105371 in 561
Florida#1141021 in 668
Louisiana#116641 in 573
Virginia#127411 in 853
Missouri#129381 in 943
New Mexico#133181 in 649
California#1343121 in 663
Illinois#138871 in 940
New York#1501111 in 1,051
Connecticut#151151 in 1,241
Arizona#152271 in 880
Nevada#15861 in 964
Colorado#181201 in 1,255
Indiana#181221 in 1,723
New Jersey#181311 in 1,415
Wisconsin#184181 in 1,879
Ohio#186461 in 1,653
Massachusetts#192161 in 2,275
Michigan#206351 in 1,788
Kansas#212101 in 1,775
Minnesota#212111 in 2,841
District of Columbia#21661 in 1,258
Maryland#225151 in 1,731
Iowa#22681 in 2,556
Oregon#23091 in 2,043
Nebraska#23551 in 2,402
Washington#236151 in 2,100
Hawaii#23861 in 1,215
Pennsylvania#280221 in 3,484
Utah#28171 in 2,602
Alaska
Delaware
Idaho
Maine
Montana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jimmy
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#848#846)
  • 119 spots since 2020 (#727#846)
  • 271 spots since 2015 (#575#846)
  • Biggest jump: 371 spots in 1890 (#974#603)
  • Biggest drop: 224 spots in 1892 (#524#748)
Rise & fade · boys
61 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1883
  • Peaked 1944 at #41 (6,320 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 28 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 45 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 45 yrs · run 1931–1974
  • Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1889–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 216
  • Highest: 1 in 216 boys born in 1944 were named Jimmy (0.46%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,870 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 22.0% of all boys named Jimmy (63,523) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s24#720 (1883)#872
1890s123#505 (1898)#597
1900s302#316 (1906)#403
1910s1,294#359 (1910)#427
1920s7,332#115 (1929)#220
1930s35,399#43 (1939)#61
1940s63,523#41 (1944)#45
1950s54,892#55 (1950)#71
1960s47,399#69 (1960)#76
1970s27,099#86 (1970)#102
1980s19,522#126 (1980)#144
1990s14,106#172 (1990)#219
2000s10,466#266 (2002)#305
2010s5,380#373 (2010)#531
2020s1,876#727 (2020)#796

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jimmy in 1983

girls
#3,806
20 births · 1 in 83,530 girls
boys
#126
2,089 births · 1 in 858 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #3,806Jimmy20

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #126Jimmy2,089
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 83,530 of them was named Jimmy, which outranked 68.5% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmy
  1. #3,687Vincent21
  2. #3,687Vita21
  3. #3,687Winifred21
  4. #3,806Jimmy20
  5. #3,806Aaliyah20
  6. #3,806Abril20
  7. #3,806Adrain20
  8. #3,949Aimie19
  9. #3,949Aisling19
  10. #3,949Alicen19

Tied with 142 names at #3,806; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. 6,772Ciji#7,469#697
  2. 6,751Kirby#7,469#718
  3. 2,656Dwan#3,530#874
  4. 1,888Mallory#2,220#332
  5. 987Marquita#1,099#112
Fallers
  1. 656Syreeta#717#1,373
  2. 572Jenilee#817#1,389
  3. 538Tenika#947#1,485
  4. 396Toccara#541#937
  5. 333Venus#950#1,283

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 858 of them was named Jimmy, which outranked 98.3% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmy
  1. #123Alex2,155
  2. #124Billy2,151
  3. #125Marc2,091
  4. #126Jimmy2,089
  5. #126Andre2,089
  6. #128Ricky2,081
  7. #129Randall2,060
  8. #130Trevor2,051

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. 2,260Remington#3,108#848
  2. 2,159Trumaine#3,108#949
  3. 1,157Akeem#1,774#617
  4. 738Jacoby#1,654#916
  5. 655Deven#1,622#967
Fallers
  1. 284Marcello#969#1,253
  2. 275Schuyler#845#1,120
  3. 273Jessy#917#1,190
  4. 258Kennith#981#1,239
  5. 220Jarrad#933#1,153

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1983